LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann Dead at Age 102

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 Albert Hofmann, the pioneering Swiss chemist and advocate of psychedelics who discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD, died Tuesday. He was 102.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/04/lsd-inventor-al.html"><P>Hofmann reportedly <A href="http://www.erowid.org/culture/characters/hofmann_albert/" linkindex="41" set="yes">died of a heart attack</A> at his home in Basel, Switzerland.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/04/lsd-inventor-al.html"><P>Hofmann's most famous discovery happened on <A href="http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/04/dayintech_0416" linkindex="42" set="yes">April 16, 1943</A>. He was researching the synthesis of a
lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently absorbed a bit
through his fingertips. Intrigued by the effect it had on his
perception, Hofmann decided further exploration was warranted. Three
days later, on April 19, he ingested 250 milligrams of LSD, embarking on the first
full-fledged acid trip. That day became known among LSD fans as "bicycle day" because Hofmann began experiencing the drug's intense effects on his bicycle trip home from the lab. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/04/lsd-inventor-al.html">In a dreamlike state, with eyes
closed (I found the daylight to be unpleasantly glaring), I perceived
an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes
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